2001 LINCOLN LS Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE AS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V359001 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE IT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2001 LINCOLN LS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A COMPLETE NIGHTMARE AND IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE! THE SHIFTING ON THIS CAR IS COMPLETELY ERRATIC AND IS IN NO WAY SAFE. I KNOW MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND LINCOLN IS NO HELP. THEY WILL NOT AND CAN NOT FIX OR SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THEIR ONLY ANSWER IS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND WHEN THAT IS DONE THE PROBLEM COMES BACK! WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 85 MPH MY CAR DECIDES TO CUT OUT ON ME AND DISPLAY AN ERROR MESSAGE. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME IS THAT THE CAR BEHIND WE WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OUT OF THE WAY. MY CAR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NO LONGER KNOW HOW TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. IT IDLES IN BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES AND AT TIMES TAKES MINUTES TO ACTUALLY SWITCH GEARS AND SPEED UP THE ENGINE. MOST OF THE TIME ALL THAT WILL HAPPEN IS THE RPMS WILL RAISE TO 4500 AND I WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH TONS AND TONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR. *TR

2001 LINCOLN LS WITH V8. VEHICLE HAD 70,000 MILES WHEN PURCHASED ONE YEAR AGO, NOW HAS 102,000. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ENGINE MISFIRES (WHICH CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STALL OR SPUTTER DURING ACCELERATION,) WHICH RESULTED IN ME HAVING TO REPLACE THE COIL ON PLUG ASSEMBLIES AND SPARK PLUGS. THE REASON THESE COIL PACKS GO BAD IS BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE VALVE COVER GASKET, WHICH LEADS TO OIL GETTING IN THE SPARK PLUG WELLS. FORD HAS RECOGNIZED THE VALVE COVER GASKETS FROM THE FACTORY ARE FAULTY, BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT GASKETS THEY MANUFACTURE ARE MADE OF A BETTER MATERIAL. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON BOTH VALVE COVER GASKETS AND THE COIL ON PLUG ASSEMBLIES. I NOTICED THAT THE FORD THUNDERBIRDS USE THE SAME 3.9L V8 ENGINE, HAS THE SAME PROBLEM, AND FORD HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE VALVE COVER GASKETS ON THESE ENGINES, JUST NOT FOR THE LINCOLN LS. *TR

3 OF 4 WHEEL BEARINGS HAVE FAILED IN A 2001 LINCOLN LS WITH APPROXIMATELY 26,000 ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL ON MY CAR I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN 2006 FOR REPAIR I WAS TOLD THAT THE BALL JOINT WAS PREVIOUSLY INSPECTED AND THAT WAS ALL THAT WOULD BE DONE. SINCE THE INSPECTION BOTH BALL JOINTS FAILED AND ALMOST CAUSE A ACCIDENT . MY COMPLAINT IS THAT FORD MOTOR CO. SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE BALL JOINTS. *TR

MY 2001 LINCOLN LS V8 HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP NUMEROUS TIMES, WAY MORE THAN I CAN REMEMBER. THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH THE IGNITION COILS, HYDRAULIC FANS, STARTER, COIL PADS. THIS HAS ALL BEEN REPAIRED WITH NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF DOLLARS. I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO KEEP UP WITH THIS CAR. THERE IS CONSTANT MISS FIRES AND BAD SHIFTING. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT ON WON'T GO OFF/FRONT SUSPENSION MAKING NOISE (BALL JOINTS) HORN WON'T WORK AND WINDOW MOTOR BROKE IN 2007 WE REPLACED FRONT DRIVER NOW WE HAVE TO REPLACE FRONT PASSENGER. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 LINCOLN LS. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH OR GREATER, THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE RIGHT HARD WHEN GOING ON A BUMP. AS A RESULT, THE FAILURE HAS CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TREAD ON THE TWO FRONT TIRES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 79,200. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS 05/20/2008.

2001 LINCOLN LS HAS A RECALL NOTICE #00V359001 FOR FRONT BALL JOINTS NOT BEING TIGHTENED TO SPEC CAUSING FAILURE. MY VEHICLE VIN NUMBER DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE LISTED, HOWEVER THE BALL JOINTS FAILED CAUSING $1800 WORTH OF DAMAGE. I KNOW THAT MANUFACTURERS CAN NOT DETERMINE EXACTLY WHAT CARS WERE EFFECTED AND WHAT CARS WERE NOT, SO TO EXCLUDE MY VEHICLE FROM THE REPAIR DOES NOT MAKE SENSE. WITH JUST 100,000 MILES ON A CAR THAT HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY A COUPLE IN THE MID 50'S THE BALL JOINTS SHOULD NOT HAVE FAILED TO THE POINT WHERE THE SWAY BAR WAS ALSO DAMAGED. MY WIFE AND I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IF I DID NOT FIX THE RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

ALL FRONT AIRBAGS AND ALL SEATBELTS HAVE AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGED AND DO NOT WORK. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THREE DEALERSHIPS AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST ME APPROXIMATELY $1,000 FOR "EXPLORATORY" SEARCHES TO SEE IF IT IS THE MODULE TO THE AIRBAG. I CONTACTED FORD AS I FELT THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY FAILURE IN THE CAR AND NOT A CONSUMER RELATED INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD WAS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AIRBAG FAILURE ISSUES AND THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE CHARGES OR PAY TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS FIXED. THE AIRBAGS ARE INOPERABLE. *TR